groupr faqs

what is groupr?

groupr is a small web application that groups photos in Flickr groups that you belong to into a series of web pages, so that you can easily look at them and see what's been added.

Flickr? Groups?

Flickr is a photo sharing website. Groups "are a fabulous way to share photos and conversation, either privately or with the world.", to quote Flickr themselves.

doesn't Flickr do this already?

Oddly, no. The main groups page is ordered by recent discussions, not photo posts, and while there's a page for recent updates in your groups, that's also about discussions. The Flickr organizer also makes you click through to see a group's photos.

ok then, sounds useful. How do I use it?

Simply click the big authorise with Flickr link above. If you're not logged in to Flickr, you'll have to do that, then when asked to give grouper 'read' permissions - which means that groupr can see private photos, and in this case, groups that are private - do so.

Once you've authorised groupr, if you're uncomfortable, you can remove authorisation at any time, although - of course- you will no longer be able to log in.

hey, this is only showing me nine groups!

Yes. If there were any more groups on the page, it would get to be too slow to load. You can get to the other groups you belog to using the links at the bottom of every page.

groupr looks kind of... minimalist

Yes, it does. I haven't even slapped a thin layer of CSS on yet there's only a thin layer of CSS on; I wanted to get the functionality sorted first.

isn't groupr really about pools?

Technically, yes: the photos in a Flickr group are actually called a pool, and thus this should really be called poolr, but that looks a bit odd. Odder than groupr, anyway.

hey, I was looking at my groups and now I'm here again!

groupr only maintains your login for the length of a session, which is about an hour. After that, all you need to do is click the big link again, and you'll get logged in once more.

well, can't you make it so that I stay logged in here too?

Yes, and it's on the cards. In fact, there's quite a lot I want to add, so keep an eye open.

what exactly has changed since groupr was first released, and what do you have planned?

Have a look at the to do and change log pages.

groupr is an application by Paul Mison, hosted on appjet. groupr is neither endorsed nor operated by Flickr.